Paphos Life

Wallace wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:50 pm Is there anyway to stop the allmost daily flyers for supermarkets, fast food and DIY etc. They never fit in the mailbox, and invariably end up being blown onto the road, the garden, or the bottom of our pool. If they are retrieved by me prior to their flight, they are soaked with the recent rainfall.
When not retrieved, they are a sure sign that no one is home, some neighbouring holiday property mail boxes are stuffed full of them, preventing their escape from the box, an open invitation to burglars.
I appreciate to some these flyers are useful, to me they are a nuisance, not least because my mail can be easily retrieved from the box if not closed due to the flyers.
Have looked for signs to put on the box stating I don't want the flyers, but could not find them!

Wallace wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:50 pm Is there anyway to stop the allmost daily flyers for supermarkets, fast food and DIY etc. They never fit in the mailbox, and invariably end up being blown onto the road, the garden, or the bottom of our pool. If they are retrieved by me prior to their flight, they are soaked with the recent rainfall.
When not retrieved, they are a sure sign that no one is home, some neighbouring holiday property mail boxes are stuffed full of them, preventing their escape from the box, an open invitation to burglars.
I appreciate to some these flyers are useful, to me they are a nuisance, not least because my mail can be easily retrieved from the box if not closed due to the flyers.
Have looked for signs to put on the box stating I don't want the flyers, but could not find them!

ast wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:30 pm Used to have this problem so took the mailbox off the wall next to gate and now don't have a problem

We don't receive mail as all bills are e mailed or direct debit so I don't see the need for a box, the odd flyer gets thrown on the front step but very rare

LouiseCastricum wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:49 pm As I recall the law states you must have a mailbox!

Devil wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:22 pm Can some kind person translate 'No publicity, please' into Greek, please

Happy in Cyprus wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:53 am There are probably 6-8 door-to-door mailing companies in Cyprus that I'm aware of and probably a whole host more. While flyers can be an irritant for all the reasons given above, my wife and daughter avidly read the supermarket flyers and I invariably read those which come from electrical retailers, SuperHome, Paphos HomeMarket and Lidl (for non-food items). Daughter and son-in-law occasionally use the money-off coupons in flyers which come from pizza outlets. I also note details of tradespeople I might just need in the future. So the flyers we receive don't automatically go to waste.

If leaflets didn't work for vendors they wouldn't pay to have them distributed, it's as simple as that.

Happy in Cyprus wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:53 am There are probably 6-8 door-to-door mailing companies in Cyprus that I'm aware of and probably a whole host more. While flyers can be an irritant for all the reasons given above, my wife and daughter avidly read the supermarket flyers and I invariably read those which come from electrical retailers, SuperHome, Paphos HomeMarket and Lidl (for non-food items). Daughter and son-in-law occasionally use the money-off coupons in flyers which come from pizza outlets. I also note details of tradespeople I might just need in the future. So the flyers we receive don't automatically go to waste.

If leaflets didn't work for vendors they wouldn't pay to have them distributed, it's as simple as that.